What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like? What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like?
The United States will be a nonentity at this fall’s UN climate summit. But the 2020 election is a chance to change the game.
Sep 19, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Zoë Carpenter
We’re Fueling the Next Global Extinction We’re Fueling the Next Global Extinction
And it will wipe us out, too.
Sep 18, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’ The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’
“Nature is angry,” but a Green New Deal can help, says Secretary General António Guterres.
Sep 18, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump ‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump
Six former government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury the truth about climate change—and why they won’t stay quiet.
Sep 17, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Oliver Milman
Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters
The media and climate activists must “name and shame” laggards, says the UN special envoy.
Sep 16, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
A New Beginning for Climate Reporting A New Beginning for Climate Reporting
Could it be that the press, especially the US press, is finally waking up to the climate story?
Sep 16, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
‘Official Secrets’ Reveals How Little We Still Know About the Push for War in Iraq ‘Official Secrets’ Reveals How Little We Still Know About the Push for War in Iraq
In 2003, Katharine Gun risked everything to try to stop the war. The reporter who broke her story—coming to the big screen later this month—reminds us how many questions remain una...
Aug 16, 2019 / Martin Bright
Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Keep Climbing During the ICC’s Summer Break Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Keep Climbing During the ICC’s Summer Break
The court at The Hague has a chance to investigate crimes against humanity in the US’s longest-running war—but so far, it refuses.
Aug 6, 2019 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand
What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela
The document paints a devastating portrait of the country’s economic situation—but overlooks the US role in the suffering.
Jul 24, 2019 / Gabriel Hetland
In Our Tumultuous Times, History Offers Hope In Our Tumultuous Times, History Offers Hope
A new memoir calls us to action.
May 28, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel